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<p>[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 25267269, member: 130786"][ATTACH=full]1612287[/ATTACH] </p><p>I like to pick up supplies at my LCS & while his notes are overpriced, it doesn't hurt to look through his bargain bins. This $1.00 from Bahamas was a year I was looking for (to fill in a gap) & also has a rotator serial number. It was priced about 1/2 of what I'd pay for a regular $1.00 on eBay. In Canada, getting a deal at a LCS is nearly impossible (everything is overpriced) but I have heard some great stories about bargain bin finds from a few US collector friends too (on WORLD currency). They're often sharing some pretty nice Canadian notes that I'm sure would sell for 4X what they're getting them for (here). If you're into World, I suggest you check their B bins.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I started back in the hobby (about 2004), I bought 90% of my CDN notes from other collectors (usually way below what I would pay on eBay). Active forums like <a href="https://cdnpapermoney.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=va972s9qdjfasoi8514cdnf3a6&board=34.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cdnpapermoney.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=va972s9qdjfasoi8514cdnf3a6&board=34.0" rel="nofollow">CPMF Trading Post</a> or the <a href="https://www.papermoneyforum.com/buy-sell-trade-551498" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.papermoneyforum.com/buy-sell-trade-551498" rel="nofollow">Paper Money Forum BST section</a> have worked well for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>While eBay can be good (with the right sellers) I have found its usually "hit or miss" when it comes to a seller's grading/attribution skills (many UNC notes AU or the tougher P# on a common garden variety).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 25267269, member: 130786"][ATTACH=full]1612287[/ATTACH] I like to pick up supplies at my LCS & while his notes are overpriced, it doesn't hurt to look through his bargain bins. This $1.00 from Bahamas was a year I was looking for (to fill in a gap) & also has a rotator serial number. It was priced about 1/2 of what I'd pay for a regular $1.00 on eBay. In Canada, getting a deal at a LCS is nearly impossible (everything is overpriced) but I have heard some great stories about bargain bin finds from a few US collector friends too (on WORLD currency). They're often sharing some pretty nice Canadian notes that I'm sure would sell for 4X what they're getting them for (here). If you're into World, I suggest you check their B bins. When I started back in the hobby (about 2004), I bought 90% of my CDN notes from other collectors (usually way below what I would pay on eBay). Active forums like [URL='https://cdnpapermoney.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=va972s9qdjfasoi8514cdnf3a6&board=34.0']CPMF Trading Post[/URL] or the [URL='https://www.papermoneyforum.com/buy-sell-trade-551498']Paper Money Forum BST section[/URL] have worked well for me. While eBay can be good (with the right sellers) I have found its usually "hit or miss" when it comes to a seller's grading/attribution skills (many UNC notes AU or the tougher P# on a common garden variety).[/QUOTE]
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